The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Prof. Tyndall says the SKI is in
detted for its blue color to the particles
floating in the air.
"A company at Mobile are COM
PEELED to run their large establishment
night and day making slaves. barrels
and boxes for shipment North. The
time was when this industry was
practically confined to the North.
Andrew Carnegie's furnaces at
Pittsburgh, are said to make Us much
iron per year rs was m.de in the entire
country IN 1851. Pittsburgh claims to
have the largest steel-melting estab-
lishmcnt m the world. The city melts
369 tons per day.
Mrs. L. T. Badly. of California. IS
endeavorfIg to establish colony of
silk cultur;sis in Maryland. A tract of
100 acres will be divided among ten
colonists. and by next spring she hopes
to have the experiment fully under
way Chicago Tribune.
Eight pin manufactures in New
England produce annually 100000
packs of pins. Each pack contains
$3.50 pins, which makes total yearly
production of $500, 600. 600 pins. These
pins are usually put up in large cases.
each case containing 672.0)O pins
! Boston Budget.
More THAI two hundred new double
stars have teen discovered in the last
live years by Prof. G. W. Hough,
of the Dearborn Observatory ut Chi
cago. Most of them were somewhat
difficult of measurement, even with the
large rehacting telescope of the Obser-
vatory, which has al object glass eigh-
teen and hait inches in Diameter
~ Y. Ledger.
The experiments of DR.. Brown
Sequard have convinced him that the
rigiiity retained by corpses for several
days is due to a true muscular cOntrac-
ton, indicating that the muscles dc not
give up theiE vitality until after the
body has been otherwise lifeless for
considerable time.
-Oyster-culture is carried on actively
and with yearly increasing returas at
Arcachon and Array in France. Fiji
teen thousaad of the 81, 500 acres of the
bay of Arcachon are now covered with
oysterbeds, which yield SO0.000,OO0
oysters year. The oyster beds at
Auray. on the coast of Brittany, are
less important than those of Arcachon.
but they furnished 10000, 900 oysters in
1885. Popular Science Monthly.
The subject of technical univer-
Sity is attracting attention in London,
where an important meeting was lately
held to consider what could be done
Professor Ayrton made an address,
presenting eloquently some very cogent
reasons why such university should
be established. 1t is 20 be hoped the
scheme now maturing will rot be
dropped. Living science should have
its seat of learning as well as lead lam
guagcs.-Thc Electrical World.
Bruises may be taken out of the
woodwork of scientific instruments BIZ
wettihg with warm water. Then lay
on the place brown paper about five
layers thick, and apply hot tiat-ircn
until the moisture is evapGrated If
the brlise is not gone repeat the
process. If the bruise is snail, merely
soak it with warm water, ard apply
red-hot poker very near the surface
Keep the wood wet and in 2 few min.
utes the bruise will disappear.
An interesting series of expert.
ment5 has been made by Dr.. j. w.
Fraser on the influence of our common,
beverages on digestion. Among these
drinks he finds that wator is usually the
best. OF infusiOns, tea or cocoa acts
most favorably when bread is eat-n,
and coffee is the best ior use with meats
or eggs. Eggs are the best animal
food with infused beverages. ano should
be soft-boiled when tea is the beverage,
and hard-boiled with coffee or cocoa
ArEanedU IrdUeEer.